This document provides a summary of John Mcvey's experience in engineering and quality control roles over 37 years. It details his employment history working on large engineering projects in various roles, including quality inspection, welding supervision, auditing, and training. His experience spans numerous industries and standards, including oil and gas, offshore, nuclear, and pharmaceutical. His most recent role involves developing inspection training courses and auditing fabrication workshops to ensure standards compliance.

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John Mcvey EngTech TechWeldI
4 Benmore lane
Greenock, PA160SA
Email; iclyde@live.co.uk
Mobile: (44) 07919 128676
Summary of Experience
 Over 37 years engineering experience, working on large scale engineering projects.
 Involved with Quality control, supervision/Inspection, witnessing testing activity (ITP),
auditing Quality management systems, I also have experience in delivering Training.
 Working to the following standards; British, European Norm, DNV-OS-J101, ISO,
EEMUA, Norsk M-601, ASME B31.3, B31.8a & API 650, API 1104, AWS D1.1, BS/EN
10216, EN 13445, PD5500,T/SP/PA 9 -10, Statoil, Total, Hess, BP.
 Experience gained working in the UK & overseas, working with multinational operators.
Employment
January 2016 – Present iClyde limited Scotland
Developing course manuals for inspection and testing activities, auditing fabrication
workshops, ensuring standards and customer requirements are maintained.
December 2013 – January 2016 Allseas Germany
Client QA/QC resident Inspector
Monitoring Progress on subsea connectors for the Petrobras Rota 3 project,
Hydraulic piping for the Allseas Pieter Schelte project.
Plate inspection for SAWL line pipe for the Hebron OLS project.
Checking final packages for export lines for Allseas Lagan Tormor project.
 Carry out audits on contractor’s procedures and inspection and test plans to ensure
compliance to contract requirements.
 Work in accordance with the company's project department management system.
 Verify that the contractor is performing all activities in accordance with project
requirements, specifications, and procedures.
 Carry out inspections and surveillance activities as detailed in the contractors
approved Inspection & Test Plans, including hold points, witness points.
 Witness of any site subcontract activities and review of records as required.
 Carry out continual monitoring for quality and compliance to project data sheets,
standards and specifications.
 Verify that all approved fabrication, welding, heat treatment, mechanical testing,
coatings activities performed strictly in accordance with project requirements.
 Verify that all approved inspection techniques (NDT) are performed strictly in
accordance with the project requirements.
 Monitor contractors and subcontractors as necessary.
 Report / validate progress as required by project team.

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February 2013 – August 2013 Petrofac Shetlands/Poland
Senior welding Inspector
Process and utility piping/tanks and structural steel for Lagan Tormor project.
 Organizing, inspectors & NDT operators, checking reports.
 Carry out surveillance on contractors, Sub Contractor(s) in accordance
with Surveillance Plan, Inspection and test plan, to ensure compliance to
the contract requirements, witnessing welder approval test.
 Review radiographs and NDT reports, painting reports, heat treatment
reports, compiling as built drawings and fabrication packages.
 Maintain day-to-day liaison with contractor’s site QA/QC staff.
September 2012 - February Jacobs Engineering Scotland
Vendor QA/QC Inspector
Working on tank/pipe rack and bridge assembly for EDF Hunterston up grade.
 Liaising with fabrication workshops, the client & other contractors.
 Carry out surveillance on contractors, Sub Contractor(s) & Vendor(s) in
accordance with Surveillance Plan, Inspection and test plan, to ensure
that performance & compliance to the contract requirements.
 Maintain day-to-day liaison with contractor’s site QA/QC staff.
 Review contractor’s method statement, QA procedures, Inspection &
Test Plan, NDT reports, and radiographs.
 Report back to project team.
January 2012 –March 2012 Dragados Spain
QA/QC Inspector
Working on internally clad piping Risers for two platform Jackets and topsides.
 Liaising with the workshop, the client & other contractors.
 Helping to find engineering solutions to any on-site problems, which
include: scope of work, quality of work & drawing related issues.
 Responsible for coordinating inspectors and NDT testing activities as per
contractual and standard requirements.
 Piping materials carbon steel with 625 Inconel cladding, weld process
TIG.
March 2011 – January 2012 K-Svets Norway
QA/QC Inspector
Working on a carbon capture plant for Statoil in Norway.
 Liaising with the workshop, the client & other contractors.
 Helping to find engineering solutions to any on-site problems, which
include: scope of work, quality of work & drawing related issues.
 Responsible for coordinating inspectors and NDT testing activities as per
contractual and standard requirements.
 Piping materials 316l Stainless steel, Duplex, super Duplex, & GRP.

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1983 – 2009 Engineering and Inspection Services
QC/Welding Inspection/Welding Supervisor
 2009 – June 2011 West Coast welding Working on welding/fabrication &
installation projects.
 Jan 2009 – May 2009 Heerema Fabrication Vlissingen Working on platform
construction, Jackets & topsides for Oil & Gas, & an Eon Wind farm power
collection facility (Borwin Alpha), onshore.
 Boulting Ltd 2009 Wales, Biopharm upgrade, Inspection of piping, fittings, valves
& vessels, working to ASME 31.3
 Keppel Verolme 2005-2008 Welding supervisor Holland, Working on oil FPSO
construction & platform repair.
 ICMD and Euromatech 2004-2005 Saudi Arabia Trainer/ Lecturer Compiling &
delivering technical courses on behalf of The International Centre for Management
Development Saudi Arabia & Euromatech Dubai.
 West Coast Welding 2002-2004 QA/QC Inspector working on
welding/fabrication & installation projects.
 Working in the electronics industry contacting for IBM, Motorola, Sun
microsystems, and 1984-88,1996-2002 working in test area, and as a lead
analyzer.
 Pharmaceutical plant. (Solent engineering) 1995 Working in Nigeria - training local
maintenance personnel on installation techniques of pipe work & vessels, involved
with commissioning activities.
 The Bruce field phase III Project at St Fergus. (Press construction) 1993 - 1994
Senior welding Inspector - Inspection of piping, vessels & fittings, monitoring welding
& painting activities, coordinating NDT activities, final documentation packages, on a
gas gathering plant.
 Grangemouth Refinery shutdown. (B.P) 1993 Inspection of pipe work & vessels
on plant upgrade. Responsible for welder approval testing, generating punch lists,
documentation & commissioning.
 Lithgow Ltd. (Mcrindles) 1993 Supervision of welders - working on a Pipe rack
structure for Kellogg’s, Bridge sections for the North Everest Project & a subsea tie in
skid module for Total. My duties included organising welding activities, requesting
NDT.
 THORP Sellafield construction. (Laing’s) 1992-93 Welding inspector - Inspection
of stainless steel pipe work, vessels & welds on a nuclear reprocessing facility,
liaising with the client and documentation packages. The welding process was TIG.
 The Channel Tunnel Project. (Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick) 1991-92 QC Inspector -
working on a water mains cooling system, inspection of pipe work and fittings,
witnessing testing.
 Severn Bridge refurbishment. 1990 - 91 (Laing’s) QC Inspector - Inspection of
additional strengthening work to existing material, inspection of fit-up & completed
welds, painting inspection, compiling reports, & liaising with the client inspection team.
 Sabre Fabrications. 1985 – 1990 TIG Welder/inspector - Inspection & testing of pipe
work & components.

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August 1978 - May 1985 Scott Lithgow Greenock
4-year apprenticeship Fabrication & Electric welding. Working on Oil platform
construction onshore & offshore join up, ministry of defence ship & submarine
fabrication work., merchant ship fabrication, I also attended James Watt college for a
5 year period to attain a distinction in City and Guilds for Welding & Mechanical
Engineering.
Qualifications
CSWIP QC coordinator
CSWIP Senior Welding Inspector Level 3
CSWIP Radiography Interpretation Level 2 part B
ISO 9001 QMS Auditor/lead auditor
International BOSIET With escape system (offshore survival)
City and Guilds Welding & Mechanical Engineering Advanced level.
City & Guilds 16th
Edition electrical wiring regulations
Scotvec Principals & Techniques of Quality Assurance
Scotvec Safety Engineering
Scotvec Applied engineering computing
Scotvec Mechatronic Systems HNC
CSCS Management & Proffessional
 Member of the welding & joining society
 Member of the welding institute
 Technical member Engineering council
Referees
Mr. E.Baker
QA manager
K-SVETS
01290 551026
eddierimfire@yahoo.co.uk
Hans Kunkeler
RBA Bureau
Herenweg 135
1822 AD Alkmaar
The Netherlands.
phone:0031615010585
hans.kunkeler@hotmail.com